Kikia Te Poa
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Kikia Te Poa | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Old Fitz Theatre, Woolloomooloo, NSW | |||||||||||||||||||
| First Date | 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dates Estimated | No | |||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||
| World Premiere | No | |||||||||||||||||||
| Description | …a fascinating and challenging look at the relationship between New Zealand and South Africa, as illustrated by a Maori soldier, his Pakeha mate, their officer, and their Afrikaaner prisoner. Although Maori were not allowed to fight in the Boer War, many mixed blood men did and one of them was John Walter Callaway who wrote a haka for the kiwi troops called 'Kikia te Poa' (Kick the Boer). The play uses the metaphor of a rugby game between Boer prisoners and Kiwi soldiers to explore the complex relationships of Maori, Pakeha and Boer. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Genre | Theatre - Spoken Word | |||||||||||||||||||
| Secondary Genre |
Drama
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| Subjects |
Rugby
Sport War |
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| Text Nationality | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||
| Production Nationality | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||
| Event Status | Completed | |||||||||||||||||||
| Data Set | AusStage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Event Identifier | 188098 | |||||||||||||||||||
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